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Okele is a Yoruba word describing the category of various starchy foods eaten with soups (Obe), also known as "swallows" in pidgin Nigeria English.^[1] Ingredients used to make okele include yam, fermented cassava or cassava granules with hot water, plantain, and cocoyam.^[2] Okele in Yoruba cuisine includes iyan (pounded yam), eba, fufu, amala, lafun, semo and pupuru.^[3]^[4]

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Iyan (pounded yam), with Egusi soup
Yoruba fufu
Amala topped with Ewedu
Eba
Semo
Lafun in soup
Pupuru

References

^ "Up the Mountain Called Okele". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
^ "Okele and the man". Nigeria NG. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
^ "Nigerian Staple Foods: Solid Meals aka Swallow". Foodie in Lagos. 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
^ "Okele Feast". Mychopchop. Retrieved 2024-03-29.

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[1] "Up the Mountain Called Okele". Google Arts & Culture. Retrieved 2024-03-29.

[2] "Okele and the man". Nigeria NG. Retrieved 2024-03-29.

[3] "Nigerian Staple Foods: Solid Meals aka Swallow". Foodie in Lagos. 2022-11-15. Retrieved 2024-03-29.

[4] "Okele Feast". Mychopchop. Retrieved 2024-03-29.

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-'''Okele''' is a [[Yoruba language|Yoruba]] word describing the category of various starchy foods eaten with soups ([[Obe]]), also known as "swallows" in pidgin Nigeria English.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Up the Mountain Called Okele |url=https://artsandculture.google.com/story/up-the-mountain-called-okele/5QUxnG-Ngy6i3A |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Google Arts & Culture |language=en}}</ref> Ingredients used to make okele include [[Yam (vegetable)|yam]], fermented [[cassava]] or cassava granules with hot water, [[Cooking banana|plantain]], and [[cocoyam]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Okele and the man |url=https://nigeriang.com/opinion/okele-and-the-man/4539/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Nigeria NG |language=en-US}}</ref> Okele in Yoruba cuisine includes [[Pounded yam|iyan]] (pounded yam), [[eba]], [[fufu]], [[Amala (food)|amala]], lafun, semo, and pupuru.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-11-15 |title=Nigerian Staple Foods: Solid Meals aka Swallow |url=https://foodieinlagos.com/nigerian-staple-foods-solid-meals-aka-swallow/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Foodie in Lagos |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Okele Feast |url=https://www.mychopchop.ca/products/okele-feast |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Mychopchop |language=en}}</ref>
+'''Okele''' is a [[Yoruba language|Yoruba]] word describing the category of various starchy foods eaten with soups ([[Obe]]), also known as "swallows" in pidgin Nigeria English.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Up the Mountain Called Okele |url=https://artsandculture.google.com/story/up-the-mountain-called-okele/5QUxnG-Ngy6i3A |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Google Arts & Culture |language=en}}</ref> Ingredients used to make okele include [[Yam (vegetable)|yam]], fermented [[cassava]] or cassava granules with hot water, [[Cooking banana|plantain]], and [[cocoyam]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Okele and the man |url=https://nigeriang.com/opinion/okele-and-the-man/4539/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Nigeria NG |language=en-US}}</ref> Okele in Yoruba cuisine includes [[Pounded yam|iyan]] (pounded yam), [[eba]], [[fufu]], [[Amala (food)|amala]], lafun, semo and pupuru.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-11-15 |title=Nigerian Staple Foods: Solid Meals aka Swallow |url=https://foodieinlagos.com/nigerian-staple-foods-solid-meals-aka-swallow/ |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Foodie in Lagos |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Okele Feast |url=https://www.mychopchop.ca/products/okele-feast |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Mychopchop |language=en}}</ref>
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